Dear Lily June, Right now, the world seems to be a very dark place indeed. If you look at just… Read more Pandora’s Jar–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself in Despair
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Unraveling, Part III–On the Occasion of Your Meeting Carly
Dear Lily June, I’ve had a problematic relationship with dolls, anyway. Once, in a college class I took on gender… Read more Unraveling, Part III–On the Occasion of Your Meeting Carly
Unraveling, Part II–On the Occasion of Being a Failure as a Teacher
*TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains a link to a graphic image of a brutally murdered boy named Emmett Till. Because… Read more Unraveling, Part II–On the Occasion of Being a Failure as a Teacher
Unraveling, Part I–On the Occasion of More Murders in America
Dear Lily June, Imagine you are born in a very cold place. In this place, there are many groups of… Read more Unraveling, Part I–On the Occasion of More Murders in America
French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations
Dear Lily June, At thirteen months old, you are still a mystery to me. What goes on in your imagination… Read more French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations
Zika, Microcephaly, Autism & Ableism–In Which I Address My Fears
Dear Lily June, Because you were born at 36 weeks, and you are now nine months, you’ve spent as much… Read more Zika, Microcephaly, Autism & Ableism–In Which I Address My Fears
The Piano Storm–In Which Gratitude Soaks Me
Dear Lily June, I am generally a cynical skeptic. Armed with keen senses of irony, sarcasm and even social criticism,… Read more The Piano Storm–In Which Gratitude Soaks Me
#NoLikesNeeded–In Which We Talk Screen Time
Dear Lily June, Your dad and I have old phones. Like, really old phones. How old are they? Dinosaurs used… Read more #NoLikesNeeded–In Which We Talk Screen Time
Kevlar Hearts–In Which The World Can Be a Dark Place
Dear Lily June, The internet moves very quickly when it comes to processing violent events. Victims’ faces get plastered across… Read more Kevlar Hearts–In Which The World Can Be a Dark Place
